The Pony Express marks its 150th anniversary this year. How would you rate that short-lived venture (April 1860–October 1861) compared to, say, the Adams Express Company, Wells Fargo and Company, Butterfield Overland Mail, Brigham Young Express and Carrying Company and the Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company?
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